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• Steam Turbines

  Siemens modernising captive steam turbines for zinc producer in India

  Siemens Ltd is modernising and commissioning 80 MW steam turbines for Hindustan Zinc Ltd, India’s leading zinc-lead mining company. The modernisation of the power asset fleet of Hindustan ...

  On August 21, 2019 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
• Gas Turbines

  Taurus 60, Titan 130 take on high hydrogen fuel

  Some of Solar Turbines’ customers have been operating on high hydrogen fuel (including coke oven gas) with greater than 50% hydrogen to generate power and steam over the ...

  On August 21, 2019 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
• Gas Turbines

  On its 25th anniversary, 6F gas turbine secures two new orders

  GE announced today that the company’s 6F gas turbine has achieved 25 years of successful operations for customers. Offering superior performance, reliability, and flexibility, the 6F fleet operates ...

  On August 21, 2019 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
• Gas Turbines

  Flex Energy gas turbines power mobile hemp dryers

  FlexEnergy Inc. Channel Partner MBS Engineering (in San Ramon, CA) has designed a mobile natural gas-powered hemp drying unit, utilizing the Flex Energy GT333S model gas turbine generator. ...

  On August 17, 2019 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
• Company News

  Turbomachinery International partners With Turbomachinery & Pump Symposia

  Turbomachinery International will partner with the Turbomachinery & Pump Symposia Sept. 10-12 at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston. “We are thrilled to team up with ...

  On August 17, 2019 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
• Company News

  EthosEnergy appoints new global head for steam turbines and compressors

  EthosEnergy has appointed Stephen Schneider as global leader of Steam Turbines and Compressors. Stephen has over 30 years’ experience in the rotating equipment aftercare market and joins EthosEnergy ...

  On August 17, 2019 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
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  Auxiliaries

  What are thrust bearings, tilting pads?

  Thrust bearings are usually classified as fixed geometry or tilting pad. Figure 1 shows a simple flat land fixed geometry bearing. The surfaces of the pads and the ...

  On August 15, 2019 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
• Company News

  Brüel & Kjær Vibro wins award for vibration analyst training

  The Mobius Institute has recognized the Brüel & Kjær Vibro (BKV) training center with an award this year for the largest growth rate of Cat I, II, and ...

  On August 15, 2019 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
• Company News

  Flowserve to provide general maintenance services for FLNG facility in Australia

  Flowserve Corporation has entered into a five-year contract with Shell Australia to provide general maintenance services for Shell’s Prelude Floating Liquified Natural Gas (FLNG) facility, which is producing ...

  On August 15, 2019 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
• Gas Turbines

  A Siemens V84.2 in Alabama gets a makeover

  In Alabama, US, Siemens is has completed its first large gas turbine section exchange in the US. Earlier this year, Siemens embarked on a project to replace the ...

  On August 15, 2019 / By TMI Staff & Contributors